Taylor McFerrin

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Taylor McFerrin is an American DJ, Producer, Keyboardist, Beatboxer, and Vocalist signed to Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder label. Son of popular musician Bobby McFerrin,^[1] Taylor falls into a very unique and cutting edge genre of Hip Hop known as Future Soul characterized by electronic ambient textures, highly processed and often progressive drum samples/beats, 60's soul and jazz, and a structure heavily based on improvisation, all gelled together with a strong Hip-Hop feel. Since the 2006 release of his debut EP, Broken Vibes, McFerrin has been gaining quite a following/buzz and has exceeded audience's expectations all over New York City and Internationally with his genre-defying solo-act, seamlessly building beats from scratch with a heavy reliance on part looping. McFerrin currently resides in Brooklyn, NY continuing to tour and work on his highly anticipated up and coming debut solo album Early Riser.^[2]

References

↑ Mlynar, Phillip. "Q&A: Taylor McFerrin On The Art Of Beatboxing, Life On Flying Lotus' Label, And Why His Dad, Bobby, Threw Out His Rap CDs". The Village Voice. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
↑ Parker, Jennifer. "Taylor McFerrin Makes a Statement". New York Times. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

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Artists	Austin Peralta Captain Murphy Daedelus Flying Lotus Jeremiah Jae Lorn Martyn Matthewdavid Mono/Poly Mr. Oizo Ras G Samiyam Taylor McFerrin Teebs The Gaslamp Killer Thundercat TOKiMONSTA The Underachievers

See also	Brainfeeder discography

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